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Category Environmental Solutions Research Centre

Unitec Researchers Study the Health Impacts of Indoor Air Quality

Guest post by Yanina Purcell The health impacts of indoor air quality (IAQ) in Aotearoa New Zealand are not widely recognised and there is limited research that is specific to this country. However, IAQ is a focus of Unitec’s Environmental… Continue Reading →

Waste Management in the Construction and Demolition Industry

Guest post by Yanina Purcell, ESRC Unitec’s Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC) investigates ideas and concepts, and conducts research, under two main themes of waste and pollution. ESRC estimates that construction and demolition (C&D) in Auckland produces 25,000 tonnes of… Continue Reading →

Understanding and improving indoor air quality

Guest post by Yanina Purcell Understanding and improving indoor air quality (IAQ) within homes is important for the health and wellbeing of residents. Unitec’s Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC), which investigates ideas and concepts under two main themes of waste… Continue Reading →

Unitec researchers facilitate better asbestos awareness

Guest post by Yanina Purcell Unitec’s Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC) investigates ideas and concepts under two main themes of waste and pollution. Current research within these fields includes asbestos awareness and disposal solutions (bioremediation), construction and demolition waste minimisation… Continue Reading →

Dissemination of research in the time of Covid-19

In the first few months of this year, the spread of Covid-19 saw rapid changes to the teaching and learning environment that staff at tertiary institutes had to lead and adapt quickly to, for the welfare of students and their… Continue Reading →

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